Gusting winds overnight will send wind chills plunging

High wind gusts overnight are expected to send wind chills plunging to 10 to 15 degrees below zero, according to the National Weather Service.

A cold front moving through the area will usher in the wild winds that will gust to near 40 mph after 4 a.m. That will result in much colder air parking over the region just before dawn.

Wind speed on Thursday will be about 20 but continue to gust to near 40 mph throughout the day making the 11-degree air temperature feel more like minus 13. A similar scenario is expected for Friday morning.

There is a 30 percent chance of snow Friday and a 50 percent chance on Friday night. Friday’s high will be about 15 degrees falling to 12 overnight, but feeling much colder with the wind chill.

Snow is likely on Saturday and into Saturday night. The weather service says accumulation will be less than a half inch, but accuweather.com is forecasting between 3 and 6 inches overnight Saturday into Sunday morning.